December 19, 2016

BIGGEST LAUNCHES
Credit: SpaceX
SPACEX NOTCHES MORE LANDINGS
At the end of 2015, SpaceX successfully landed a Falcon 9 first stage for the first time after several unsuccessful attempts earlier in the year....

Amid rumors and what-if scenarios, NASA tells researchers to “be a source of signal, not a source of noise.”
At a time when NASA earth scientists are concerned their research may be scuttled by the incoming Tr...

This presidential transition has been, in many respects, unlike any other in recent history. President-elect Donald Trump has eschewed the traditional post-electionChris Shank, in this 2005 NASA portrait...

Six years ago, Astrobotic made a bold move. We were the first Google Lunar X Prize team to announce a contract with a launch service provider to compete for the $20 million prize in a bid to become the first pr...

An interview with Chris Rasmussen, NGA’s GEOINT Pathfinder lead
Most of what the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency does is carried out in secret, using imagery and other intelligence data collected...

For advocates of a NASA authorization bill, the refrain is once again the same as fans of a losing sports team: Wait ’till next year.
In the final hours of the 115th Congress Dec. 9, the Senate passed by unani...

Canada will develop a new space strategy, revamping its long-term goals with a focus on advanced technology that can contribute to growing the country’s economy.
A new space advisory board will also be establi...

The LEO smallsat gold rush has Japan’s largest GEO fleet operator looking to fill Asia’s ground-station void with a little help from Norway
Sky Perfect JSAT has been telling investors all year it is looking fo...

With companies planning to send thousands of small satellites into orbit in the next decade, the launch industry faces enormous rewards, but also significant challenges.
Launch providers will only succeed if t...

Transition season inevitably means resurrecting the national space council is back on the table.
It's transition season, so that means the return of a White House National Space Council discussion.
The United...